Nick Hewer
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | Nicholas Hewer was born in Swindon in 1944, educated in Kildare, and founded a public relations business in 1966. One of | + | Nicholas Radbourn Hewer was born in Swindon in 1944, educated in Kildare, and founded a public relations business in 1966. One of its clients was Amstrad, through which Hewer came to know the company's chairman. When Alan Sugar agreed to host [[The Apprentice]], he persuaded Hewer to act as one of his aides. Personable, and blessed with a dry wit, Hewer's withering put-downs gathered a following beyond the business community. |
| - | Off-screen, Hewer spends time in Northamptonshire and | + | After guesting on panel shows including [[Would I Lie to You?]], Hewer became the host of [[Countdown]] in 2012, taking over from [[Jeff Stelling]]. He left ''The Apprentice'' after the 2014 series, to be replaced by interviewer Claude Littner. |
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| + | Off-screen, Hewer spends time in Northamptonshire and the south of France, and goes on road trips across outer Mongolia. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/1325558 BFI database entry] | [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/1325558 BFI database entry] | ||
| - | [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1877853/ | + | [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1877853/ IMDb entry] |
[http://twitter.com/Nick_Hewer Twitter account] | [http://twitter.com/Nick_Hewer Twitter account] | ||
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[[Category:People|Hewer, Nick]] | [[Category:People|Hewer, Nick]] | ||
Current revision as of 15:15, 9 November 2020
Biography
Nicholas Radbourn Hewer was born in Swindon in 1944, educated in Kildare, and founded a public relations business in 1966. One of its clients was Amstrad, through which Hewer came to know the company's chairman. When Alan Sugar agreed to host The Apprentice, he persuaded Hewer to act as one of his aides. Personable, and blessed with a dry wit, Hewer's withering put-downs gathered a following beyond the business community.
After guesting on panel shows including Would I Lie to You?, Hewer became the host of Countdown in 2012, taking over from Jeff Stelling. He left The Apprentice after the 2014 series, to be replaced by interviewer Claude Littner.
Off-screen, Hewer spends time in Northamptonshire and the south of France, and goes on road trips across outer Mongolia.
Trivia
His hobbies include messing around with old tractors.
